Anthony Davis And LeBron James' Final Injury Status For Timberwolves-Lakers Game
On Tuesday evening, the Los Angeles Lakers will host the Minnesota Timberwolves in California for their play-in tournament game.
For the game, they will have two of their best players in the starting lineup, as Anthony Davis and LeBron James have both been upgraded to available.
Underdog NBA: "LeBron James (foot) will play Tuesday."
Underdog NBA: "Anthony Davis (foot) will play Tuesday."
Davis had another sensational regular season with averages of 25.9 points, 12.5 rebounds, 2.6 assists, 1.1 steals and 2.0 blocks per contest in 56 games while shooting 56.3% from the field.
In addition, James (at 38) had one of the best years of his career, with averages of 28.9 points, 8.3 rebounds and 6.8 assists per contest while shooting 50.0% from the field.
The Lakers got off to a slow start to the year but were able to turn themselves around and finish as the seventh seed in the Western Conference with a 43-39 record.
They went 8-2 over their final ten games and are a very solid 23-18 in the 41 games they have hosted on their home floor in Los Angeles, California.
In 2020, James and Davis led the Lakers to the NBA Championship, but they are coming off a season where they went just 33-49 and missed the postseason.
As for the Timberwolves, they went 42-40 and finished as the eighth seed.
They are in the middle of a three-game winning streak but just 20-21 in the 41 games they have played on the road away from the Target Center.
